Birding spots · Michigan

Best Birding Spots in Chippewa County, Michigan

Whitefish Point leads Chippewa County's birding spots with 271 species reported, best in spring. 46 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Whitefish Point	271	6,718	38	236	188	236
Munuscong State Wildlife Management Area	175	1,008	24	126	142	81
Munuscong State Wildlife Management Area (Little Munuscong River)	156	264	0	137	115	38
Tahquamenon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River Study Area	151	674	4	132	72	61
Ashmun Bay Park	150	433	19	106	79	95
Dunbar Park	139	628	45	87	68	71
Tahquamenon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River Study Area (Emerson)	135	379	0	112	79	52
Vermilion Point Nature Preserve	128	184	0	87	65	54
Newberry State Forest Area	116	696	9	77	79	78
Munuscong State Wildlife Management Area (northeast)	114	172	0	90	84	14
Newberry State Forest Area (south)	105	426	24	64	77	41
Goose Marsh	101	258	6	72	74	27
Sanderson Creek	99	129	0	88	47	3
Shelldrake Lake	93	158	0	63	54	40
Hiawatha National Forest	88	178	0	52	82	1
Water Tank Lakes	85	297	12	60	65	32
Lower Falls	84	192	1	58	59	26
Andrus Lake (southeast)	82	200	0	53	35	37
Little Lake Sanctuary	82	99	0	66	24	12
Tahquamenon Falls State Park (east)	81	137	5	41	26	44
Andrus Lake	79	270	5	60	29	26
McMullan Lakes	75	137	4	41	53	21
Brimley State Park	73	119	1	27	58	18
Trout Lake	64	51	0	18	47	8
Hiawatha National Forest (north)	60	52	0	10	57	2
Rotary Park	59	333	19	41	31	22
Tahquamenon Falls State Park (northeast)	57	69	0	22	37	21
Sawmill Creek Park	56	76	1	32	20	6
Pickford Township Park	55	157	35	34	9	0
Harvey Marina	46	59	12	25	22	6
Point Iroquois	42	70	0	28	15	14
Alford Park	41	274	19	19	16	18
Dafter	38	367	34	22	0	16
Birding spot near Brimley	132	639	18	100	54	66
Birding spot near Brimley (southwest)	95	133	1	68	44	40
Birding spot near Kincheloe (southwest 3)	82	110	9	50	61	13
Birding spot near Kincheloe (Oak Ridge)	69	75	16	43	44	30
Birding spot near Sault Ste. Marie	65	167	20	57	2	8
Birding spot near Sault Ste. Marie (Big Point)	59	52	2	44	40	7
Birding spot near Kincheloe (Rudyard)	56	53	0	43	21	9
Birding spot near Kincheloe (southwest 2)	52	274	24	30	18	7
Birding spot near Kincheloe (south)	49	118	22	35	21	2
Birding spot near Kincheloe (southwest 4)	44	93	12	24	9	12
Birding spot near Sault Ste. Marie (Mission Point)	43	70	15	17	20	12
Birding spot near Kincheloe	36	473	23	17	0	14
Birding spot near Kincheloe (southwest)	34	362	31	23	0	9